The Pentagon is preparing housing for up to 1,000 people who may need to be quarantined as they travel back to the United States due to the Novel Coronavirus, the department announced on Saturday.
“[Defense Secretary Mark Esper] has approved an RFA from [the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)] for housing support for 1,000 people who may need to be quarantined upon arrival from overseas travel due to the novel coronoravirus [sic],” chief department spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said in a statement. “Under the request, DOD will only provide housing support.”
